• openAccess   Relevance of Viroporin Ion Channel Activity on Viral Replication and Pathogenesis 

      Nieto Torres, José L.; Verdiá Báguena, Carmen; Castaño Rodríguez, Carlos; Aguilella, Vicente; Enjuanes, Luis MDPI (2015-07)
      Modification of host-cell ionic content is a significant issue for viruses, as several viral proteins displaying ion channel activity, named viroporins, have been identified. Viroporins interact with different cellular ...
    • openAccess   Role of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Viroporins E, 3a, and 8a in Replication and Pathogenesis 

      Castaño Rodríguez, Carlos; Honrubia, José M.; Gutiérrez-Álvarez, Javier; De Diego, Marta L.; Nieto Torres, José L.; Jiménez Guardeño, José M.; Regla Nava, José A.; Fernández Delgado, Raúl; Verdiá Báguena, Carmen; Queralt-Martín, María; Kochan, Grazyna; Perlman, Stanley; Aguilella, Vicente; Sola, Isabel; Enjuanes, Luis American Society for Microbiology (2018)
      Viroporins are viral proteins with ion channel (IC) activity that play an important role in several processes, including virus replication and pathogenesis. While many coronaviruses (CoVs) encode two viroporins, severe ...
    • openAccess   Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus E protein transports calcium ions and activates the NLRP3 inflammasome 

      Nieto Torres, José L.; Verdiá Báguena, Carmen; Jiménez Guardeño, José M.; Regla Nava, José A.; Castaño Rodríguez, Carlos; Fernández Delgado, Raúl; Torres, Jaume; Aguilella, Vicente; Enjuanes, Luis Elsevier (2015-11)
      Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) envelope (E) protein is a viroporin involved in virulence. E protein ion channel (IC) activity is specifically correlated with enhanced pulmonary damage, edema ...
    • openAccess   Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Envelope Protein Ion Channel Activity Promotes Virus Fitness and Pathogenesis 

      Nieto Torres, José L.; De Diego, Marta L.; Verdiá Báguena, Carmen; Jiménez Guardeño, José M.; Regla Nava, José A.; Fernández Delgado, Raúl; Castaño Rodríguez, Carlos; Alcaraz, Antonio; Torres, Jaume; Aguilella, Vicente; Enjuanes, Luis Public Library of Science (2014)
      Deletion of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) envelope (E) gene attenuates the virus. E gene encodes a small multifunctional protein that possesses ion channel (IC) activity, an important function ...